Telegram X Alternatives

Telegram X is described as 'An alternative Telegram client based on TDLib, with higher speed, slicker animations and experimental features' and is a instant messenger in the social & communications category. There are more than 100 alternatives to Telegram X for a variety of platforms, including Android, iPhone, Windows, iPad and Mac apps. The best Telegram X alternative is Signal, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Telegram X are Telegram, Element, Matrix and Tox.

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  1. Cyph icon
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    Quantum-resistant encrypted messaging, video/audio calls, and file transfers in the browser with optional registration and no downloads required.

    39 Cyph alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Online
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • iPad
     
  2. Keychat icon
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    • Senders send messages stamped with Bitcoin ecash to Nostr relays. The Nostr relays collect the Bitcoin ecash, then deliver messages to receivers.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  3. Turrit is a simple, safe, and convenient Telegram client that provides a secure and better chatting experience using the Telegram API. Turrit connects people, offering a simple, fast, and secure instant messaging app.

    24 Turrit - Based on Telegram alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  4. signal-cli icon
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    signal-cli is a commandline interface for the Signal messenger. It supports registering, verifying, sending and receiving messages. signal-cli uses a patched libsignal-service-java, extracted from the Signal-Android source code.

    39 signal-cli alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Linux
    • Java
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
     
  5. Graph Messenger is an UNOFFICIAL messaging app that uses Telegram's API and add new features like real multi account system, download manager and time line.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
     
  6. Kik icon
     56 likes

    Kik is way more than just messaging. It’s the easiest way to connect with your friends, stay in the loop, and explore – all through chat. No phone numbers, just pick a username.

    91 Kik alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Kindle Fire
     
  7. Sphinx Chat icon
     4 likes

    Sphinx.chat lets you use your lightning node to talk to anyone else who is running lightning and a sphinx compatible chat client.

    65 Sphinx Chat alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • iPhone
     
  8. Conduit is a simple, fast and reliable chat server powered by Matrix. Conduit is an alternative to Synapse and tries to be lightweight and easy to install, but it is still in development.

    243 Conduit Chat Server alternatives

    Cost / License

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • Raspberry Pi
    • Linux
    • Debian
    • Nix Package Manager
    • Docker
    • Docker Hub
     
  9. Prav icon
     4 likes

    A user-friendly messenger for everyone with a focus on privacy and freedom.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
  10. Mesh icon
     26 likes

    Technitium Mesh is a secure, anonymous, peer-to-peer (p2p), open source instant messenger designed to provide end-to-end encryption. Primary aim of developing this instant messenger is to provide privacy which is achieved using cryptography and anonymity using Tor network.

    Cost / License

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  11.  2 likes

    A fork of Signal for Android with proprietary Google binary blobs removed. Uses OpenStreetMap for maps and a websocket server connection, instead of Google Maps and Firebase Cloud Messaging.

    Cost / License

    Platforms

    • Android
    • F-Droid
     
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